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The smart card I have requires only a PIN, and that PIN can be intercepted by suitable hardware can it not?
by mpyne 13y ago
The smart card I have requires only a PIN, and that PIN can be intercepted by suitable hardware can it not?
- dan-bell 13y agoI've heard of pinhole cameras being used in card skimming operations where PIN numbers are required.
- jonknee 13y agoThat doesn't do anything for a chip and pin card. You need the chip too.
- norse1 13y agoHere in the uk they skim your card, create a replica and use a pinhole camera to get your pin.
- icebraining 13y agoAs far as I know, you can't skim the chip. In the EMV system, the private key is only accessible to the internal "CPU", not the reader.
- maxerickson 13y agoIsn't the whole point of the "smart" that the card is difficult to replicate and must be present?
- mpyne 13y agoYes that's true, I was thinking of the case where we assume the card is stolen.